UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 2012
DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16133 | 06-1245881 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
810 Seventh Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, New York, 10019
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 489-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NONE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 5, 2012, Delcath Systems, Inc. issued a press release announcing that after recent discussions with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), management has elected to modify the label indication it is seeking in its New Drug Application (NDA) for its proprietary chemosaturation system with melphalan hydrochloride for injection to focus on the treatment of patients with unresectable metastatic ocular melanoma in the liver. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Delcath Systems, Inc. dated December 5, 2012 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: December 5, 2012 | By: | /s/ Peter J. Graham | ||||
| Name: | Peter J. Graham | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Delcath Systems, Inc., dated December 5, 2012 | |